Jorge Lorenzo means what he says and says what he thinks, which sometimes leads to situations where he has difficulty making himself understood. So on this expression marked on his helmet mentioning that he is not only a good pilot, but above all a champion. He returns to this certainty in an interview and even develops it by including only two other pilots in this closed club. At the risk of forgetting a lot...
Jorge Lorenzo arrived in MotoGP in 2008. To climb to the roof of the world, he had to beat Valentino Rossi, But also Casey Stoner. A name that he does not mention in his presentation which, however, includes Marc Márquez, arrived in 2013. We will therefore say that Por Fuera probably only speaks about pilots still in activity... Which, however, he no longer is.
The fact remains that for him, there are only two other drivers who can sit alongside him in the Pantheon of Champions: Valentino Rossi et Marc Márquez. In an interview with DAZN, he comments: “ All riders who race in MotoGP are great riders, but not all are champions. These are Valentino, Marquez and me. It's an irrefutable truth and I've proven it »
“Between Ducati and Yamaha, there was no big difference in salary”
Being sure of himself is also part of the character of Jorge Lorenzo which returns over a period Ducati if contested by a Agostini with whom, since then, he has been bickering: “ They offered me this contract at Ducati because I am champion. I consider myself a champion because I am and that's why they offered me this contract. I was the 2015 champion, there was no big difference with the salary I received at Yamaha. I went to Ducati for a challenge. »
We therefore learn that Yamaha , although known to be close to his money, would have been ready to pay the Majorcan as much as Ducati at the time. Or 25 million for two seasons… Jorge Lorenzo is now back under the awning of the Iwata factory, but with test pilot status.
